ABRAM GAMES (1914-1996) VISIT ISRAEL - LAND OF THE BIBLE. 1950.
29½x19¾ inches, 75x50 cm. E. Lewin Epstein Ltd., Tel Aviv.
Condition B+: tears, creases and abrasions at edges; minor tears at upper right image; minor abrasions in image. Paper.
Games was one of the preeminent British graphic designers of the 20th Century. Largely self-taught, Games opened his own studio in 1936 and, before the war, was already designing posters for major clients such as Shell, The London Transport and The National Post-Office. In 1942, during the war, he was appointed as Britain's official war poster designer, in which capacity he created more than 100 posters, and became the key person for British war communication. Games was Jewish and a supporter of the State of Israel for which he designed a few travel posters. This same image was used on a Hebrew language exhibition poster in 1953. Rare. We could not locate another copy at auction in over 20 years. Not in Games.